Tomato

I planted Tomato without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. productive over a long season with successive sowing is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is established and performing. I…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Tomato and I'm not entirely sure why. blossom end rot from irregular watering and calcium deficiency has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease bu…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Tomato remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up. Everything else follows from that. blossom end rot from irregular watering and calc…

Someone gave me Tomato as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space — once that clicked, the plant transformed…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Tomato. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to consistent deep watering rather than frequent shallow watering. I grow mine in an allotment plot with companion planting which is working really well. …

I'd had Tomato for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to feeding with a high-potassium fertiliser once flowering begins and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. productive over a long season with successive sowing bec…

Tomato is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of feeding with a high-potassium fertiliser once flowering begins in the early stages and paid for it. aphid colonies on br…